Sung-Wook Nam

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The U.S. is showing a deep-seated distrust toward key figures such as Unification Minister Chung Dong-young and NIS chief Lee Jong-seok in the Lee Jae Myung administration and claiming that they cannot have high-level intelligence-sharing meetings. It is worrisome as it is also fundamentally hurting the allies,
I don’t think North Korea would have shown much enthusiasm toward the Lee Jae Myung government even if these two incidents had not happened,
This was a meaningful occasion where both Korean students heading abroad and international students pursuing their dreams in Seoul came together to contribute to the local community,
I hope our scholars use this support as a stepping stone to broaden their potential and grow into future talents representing Seoul around the world,
The U.S. appears to have found an opportunity. Washington has been dissatisfied with Korea’s move not to participate in its freedom of navigation operations despite being an ally. Now that a Korean ship has been damaged, the U.S. seems to be using the incident to argue that it is time for Seoul to join the operation, making Korea a primary target in its efforts to bring allies on board,
The remarks are regarded as official because South Korea’s unification minister made them in a public setting. The U.S. could respond by considering limits on future intelligence sharing.”

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US ‘restricts intelligence sharing with South Korea’ after minister identified suspected nuclear site

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Unification Minister Chung Dong-young is at the center of a deepening intelligence controversy, with the U.S. military and embassy officials allegedly filing complaints over his public identification of the city of Kusong, Pyongan Province as the site of a North Korean nuclear facility, prompting rebuttals from Seoul and raising concerns over trust between the two allies

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